The address notes one entrance for Gardiner's Creek. In reality, the path stretches a long way,…read morefrom a start near St Kevin's school all the way to Blackburn (a sort of north east trajectory). It's great to jog along, as the path is almost entirely shaded. Sometimes you'll be running with only a tiny distance between you and the houses around you, but sometimes it'll be great expanses of greenery. One could use the word "lush" accurately here. I walk the particular stretch noted with my dog. It's a good distance for a walk, covering about a kilometre an a half, with a convenient bin along the way to drop the, um, rubbish. Look out for cyclists, there are a lot of them.

I believe that at one stage this used to be a factory. Well, not anymore because they have turned…read moreit into a park. Honestly, this is a pretty good use of old factory space, turning it into a park, and it is a pretty massive park as well, with quite a few facilities as well. The other great thing about it is that it is off the main roads, so it is also very quite. Lovely place for a wander.

Grass? Check! BBQ…read morefacilities? Check! Playing fields with nets and hoops? Check! Gravel running tracks? Check! Dog friendly? Check! Next to a skate park for hipsters in training? Check!

Well if in Kooyong a great park for the dog and BBQ HAS water fountain doggie bags close to Kooyong…read moreStation great benches bins plenty room for your dog and just a great park that has it all! Plenty of k9 buddies walk by to socialise all good for you and your unconditional buddy!

Monash Council and whichever goodwill group they could scrounge up recently did a massive upgrade…read moreon the playground at Federal Reserve, so the slides are no longer dog friendly (my dog used to love running down them). That minor complaint aside, the new playground is fantastic. Federal Reserve is probably one of the more people friendly parks around. In the space not much bigger than a footy oval, there's a walking/jogging track, a great playground, several different types of natural environment, a bike humps track (it's a loopy track with lots of mini hills in it, really good for the kids to race around on their bikes), a tennis court, a water fountain, um... Lots of things. Great to take the kids, a picnic, and a good book for the afternoon.

If you go on the trail on park rd it is the best, dogs are allowed off the leash and the trail goes…read morefor a while and there a multiple trails to choose from. There is also a very shallow river which dogs can go in. So good i come here a lot.

Shhhh best kept secret of Kooyong/Toorak, a great park, albeit it does get bust in sport season…read morecricket/football and baseball with kids sport and little aths but hey parks are for sharing. My Golden Retrievers favourite park, has pooper bags on stands at handy locations, water fountains that have small dog bowls for run off water attached and bins for the you know what. All the dogs are friendly in general good responsible owners, no car dangers and best of all plenty of room and if sport is on try the eastern end to the right of the sports sheds a smaller area that still can offer plenty of K9 fun. Great park benches to watch your dog socialise and flirt with his/her friends and a safe park at the break of dawn.